The Wreck of the Sv. Nikolai
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| Rating | : | 4.84 (835 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0803286155 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 110 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-09-06 |
| Language | : | English |
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In 1810 an American captain sailing for the Russian American Company ransomed the survivors. This volume combines two source accounts of the event. The tribes captured and enslaved several of the crew members. In 1808 the Sv. Combined, these wonderful accounts tell a tale of adventure with moments of high drama, heroism, a touch of comedy, and eventual tragedy.. Heavy seas drove the ship aground in late December, forcing twenty-two crew members ashore, including Anna Petrovna Bulygin, the wife of ship captain Nikolai Isaakovich Bulygin. Over the next several months the shipwrecked crew clashed with Hohs, Quileutes, and Makahs, but with little knowledge of the country, the
When the Russians came to the great Northwest. Kevin M Quigg This is a very short book about the Russian exploration effort in Washington and Oregon. The Russians were exploring this area to see if there was a wealth of fur bearing animals. Their merchandise was shoddy, and few Indians wanted to trade for this. The Sv. Nikolai then was stranded on a beach in a storm. The crew. Favorite Book on my Shelf J. Sullivan This is a truly remarkable story. Russian fur traders moving down the west coast in search of more Otter (only a few years after Lewis & Clark headed home from Oregon), their ship wrecked on the Olympic Peninsula. The sailors escaped the wreckage only to have their women, including the captains wife captured by loca. Miege said Enjoyed the history. Live in not far from where the story takes place. Learn more of the pass history of our area.while reading and researching story
Language Notes Text: English (translation) Original Language: Russian
Owens is a professor emeritus of history at California State University, Sacramento, and the editor of John Sutter and a Wider West (Nebraska 1994). Alton S. Kenneth N. Donnelly is a professor emeritus of history at SUNY, Binghamton, and coeditor of History of the Russian-American Company.